While the Bridgewater Bistro didn’t make me the best dinner I’ve ever had, they made
the best dinner I’ve ever had in Astoria.
Dinner started off with the best salad I think I’ve ever had. It had peanuts and pea shoots on it and
I could eat it everyday for a long time before I would get sick of it.
The ”famous” clam and mussel chowder also very good and I was pleased to see something different
from the traditional white cream chowder, living around here, it’s easy to get sick of chowder. Theirs was
rich and tomatoey, the soup had been pureed and it was a three star sort of deal. I was expecting a prix-fix menu,
that was not the case. The menu is ala carte. I wanted a replay of my dinner at the hands of Walter Manzke at L’Auberge in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA and I did
not get that. That dinner was truly special…(Manzke is no longer at L’Auberge, his sous chef was appointed executive chef in 2007 – his name is Timothy Mosblech.
This is by far, the best restaurant at this time in Astoria.
We had the chili-lime prawns off of the small bites menu which were not that great or exciting, but edible.
We had the ”crabscargot” which was yummy probably because there was a whole hell of a lot of melted butter on it and
toasted hazelnuts. Very rich. However, the presentation of this dish was stupid. Look at the picture. Lame. A big
waste of cilantro and I love cilantro. I don’t know.
I ordered the Coquille St. Jacques, which was good
Will’s salmon with chorizo was spicy and warm and he liked it.
Our waitress was kind. Its a beautiful space and its nice we all have somewhere
new and upscale to go to in town. But what I would like to see in Astoria (besides a
Trader Joe’s, more galleries, rennovations at the college, a better library,
and better nightlife) is a true fine dining experience.
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